Author Question: A family with a loud, disobedient child has been working with a nurse. Which action observed by the ... (Read 53 times)

jayhills49 · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

A family with a loud, disobedient child has been working with a nurse. Which action observed by the nurse indicates that goals for the diagnosis of impaired parenting have been met?

A.
The father delivers consequence to the child calmly.
B.
The father only asks the child twice not to do something.
C.
The mother doesn't cry when disciplining her child.
D.
The mother states that the child is still testing the limits.

Question 2

A clinic nurse is using group theory to assess a family whose youngest child recently moved back home after graduating from college and is unable to find a job. Which statement by a parent would indicate to the nurse that goals for norming have been met?

A.
I'm glad my son stays in his room in the basement all day so he doesn't bother us.
B.
It's hard to decide how much food to buy because we don't know where he's eating.
C.
My son is gone a lot of the time, so we really don't notice that he moved back in.
D.
We have agreed not to have a curfew as long as we know when he will be home.

juwms · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Consistency in setting and enforcing rules is critical. Consequences should be delivered immediately, without anger, and consistently. The father's disciplining the child without getting mad is demonstrating that goals have been (or are being) met. The other options do not show consistent, calm, immediate consequences.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
According to group theory, a healthy family adjusts to changes in its structure by resetting roles and norms. In this family, a launched child has moved back in, disrupting the patterns established when he left. Agreeing to new rules and roles is a sign of adaptation. The other responses do not show adaptation to the new situation.